Another Delicious Holiday Recipe: Chicken Parmesan Bundles! ~ @tastegoodfood

Chicken Parmesan Bundles

Hello, Everyone!  Today's recipe video is one I learned about from fellow Tweeter @tastegoodfood a.k.a Donald Chase (an @DelynsBliss Tweeter) at his site, Chicken Recipes. This video, created by Kraft Foods, features a 'Chicken Parmesan Bundles' recipe.  Their Chef Julie demonstrates several quick and easy tips that make preparing this chicken recipe, easy. 

The combination of ingredients for this recipe are some of my favorite foods - chicken, spinach, cheese, crackers and spaghetti/pasta sauce!  I particularly enjoy the combination of chicken and spinach, together.

Now, with so many organically-produced versions of these foods available, it easy to make the substitutions, right down to the crackers.  Whenever I make these substitutions the flavors are more delicious (because the quality of the foods are so much better) and I feel better (because more of the foods' nutrients have been retained due to the way they were produced and handled)!

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Another Delicious Holiday Recipe: Hazelnut Deep-dish Cheescake Pumpkin Pie

Hazelnut Pumpkin Deep-dish Pie

Hello, Everyone! Today's post features a recipe for 'Hazelnut Pumpkin Deep-dish Pie' by Food Network's Sunny Anderson.  I think it's a great holiday dessert choice.

Hazelnuts, pumpkin pie and cheesecake are among my vast list of favorite foods!  I've never tasted a pumpkin pie containing cheesecake and hazelnut flavors. So, Sunny Anderson's recipe combining these flavors has peaked my interest.  The pie she's prepared looks so delicious (and it's pretty)!

As I've mentioned, hazelnuts are one of my favorites. If you've ever eaten a fresh/raw hazelnut that you cracked open the shell of yourself, you know precisely how delicious that nut is. I have, and this is why I'll make substitutions for the hazelnut creamer with one of the three choices I've mentioned below. I want as much of that delicious hazelnut flavor as I can get, along with the nutritional benefits of the hazelnut, in the pie. Since I love to incorporate fresh, organically-produced ingredients into my meals, desserts and snacks as much as I possibly can, I will:

• use organic, finely ground hazelnuts as a substitute for the hazelnut creamer
• OR use an organic, food-grade hazelnut essential oil as a substitute for the hazelnut creamer
• OR use a bit of hazelnut butter (similar to peanut butter rather than dairy/cow milk butter) in the pumpkin puree and cream cheese mixture, as a substitute for the hazelnut creamer

and I'll make fresh, and organic substitutions for the other ingredients, as possible.  Also, enjoying hazelnuts as much as I do, I'll add chopped pieces of hazelnuts as a topping for the pie.  For me, with these substitutions the pie becomes an even healthier version of this delicious recipe.

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Another Delicious Holiday Recipe: Butternut Squash Soup!

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 Butternut Squash Soup

Hello, Everyone! Today's post features a video from Food Network's Alton Brown demonstrating how to make Butternut Squash Soup. I love vegetables and Butternut Squash is delicious. Yet, I've never tried it as a soup, however this recipe looks like a great one to add to my collection!


Here's a link to an interesting site featuring a Butternut Squash farmer's results, How to Grow Butternut Squash - In Pictures, that I discovered while searching for information about Butternut Squash. As I type the word 'squash' repeatedly, for this post, I acknowledge to myself that the name 'squash' sounds funny, yet the vegetable truly is delicious!

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Another Delicious Holiday Recipe: Apple & Onion Stuffin' Muffins!

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Apple & Onion Stuffing Muffins

Hello, Everyone! Today's post features the 'Apple & Onion Stuffin' Muffins' recipe from Rachel Ray of Food Network.  In this video she demonstrates how she prepares them.

I love muffins, apples & onions (especially scallions & Vidalia® onions)!  I think combining the savory flavor of either scallions or the savory-sweet flavor of Vidalia®s, with the sweet flavor of a red apple in my savory, home-made (not pre-made/packaged) stuffing will be so delicious!  Knowing how delicious stuffing, apples and onions are separately, I can just imagine the delight my tastebuds will experience as I eat them as muffins!  It's time to 'get baking'!

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